| A | B |
| Hitler | leader of Germany |
| Mussolini | leader of Italy |
| appeasement | give in to avoid conflict |
| Stalin | leader of Russia |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy & Japan |
| Allies | US, Britain, France and Russia |
| blitzkrieg | lightning war - quick surprise attacks |
| fascism | state more important than individuals |
| triggered WWII | German invasion of Poland |
| reason US joined WWII | Japan attacked Pearl Harbor |
| Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) | freed France from Germany |
| Churchill | leader of Britain |
| Eisenhower & FDR | leaders of US |
| two front war | fought in both Europe and the Pacific |